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Building Our New Website with Next.js: The Benefits and ChallengesMario F.Luka C.5 min readOct 18, 2024We decided to rewrite our website, focusing on design and maintainability. Read why we chose Next.js.
Building Our New Website with Next.js: The Benefits and Challenges
How Interoperability Is Improving Healthcare
Industry Insights
Sandro B.7 min readJul 17, 2023
How Interoperability Is Improving HealthcareInteroperability in health is a necessity. It has empowered healthcare providers, patients, and IT developers as a tool to collaborate in building a fast, connected, and efficient healthcare system. Let’s use examples to understand better how healthcare systems communicate and exchange data and what we offer in healthtech.
Famous Programming Errors That Everyone Should Learn From
Industry Insights
Rino K.9 min readJun 9, 2023
Famous Programming Errors That Everyone Should Learn FromThere is power in making mistakes and learning from them. As programmers, to avoid them, we write automated tests, check each other’s code, work with QA engineers, and use various tools to indicate errors. But some of them are so big and even more, so interesting that we talk about them even sixty years later. Let’s explore how they happened throughout history and what we can learn from them.
Why Hire a Boutique Software Development Company?
Business & Life
Iva P.4 min readMay 12, 2023
Why Hire a Boutique Software Development Company?Choosing a reliable software development company can be challenging. So, partnering with a highly specialized company is often reasonable because it has various benefits. Here are five reasons why it’s beneficial to consider a boutique software company as your potential technology partner.
How to Start Automation Testing With Cucumber in Ruby on Rails
Technology
Leo C.4 min readApr 7, 2023
How to Start Automation Testing With Cucumber in Ruby on RailsTraditional testing approaches are typically code-based, making them more challenging to maintain and introduce change within them. Find out why you should use Cucumber tests and take all the necessary steps to start automation testing with Cucumber in Ruby on Rails.
How to Create a GraphQL API With Ruby on Rails
Technology
Juraj S.6 min readMar 10, 2023
How to Create a GraphQL API With Ruby on RailsWhy learn to use GraphQL? This blog introduces widely used patterns and best practices while covering objects, queries, and mutations. Get an overview of the core concepts of GraphQL and learn how to create a working GraphQL API project using Ruby on Rails.
Why Stick to Ruby Despite the Alleged Popularity Drop?
Technology
Krešimir Č.Martin M.9 min readFeb 10, 2023
Why Stick to Ruby Despite the Alleged Popularity Drop?Due to the drop in the popularity of Ruby on Rails, some developers are considering abandoning it. On the other hand, some young developers think it isn’t even worth learning. Find out why Ruby on Rails is still a good choice and why you should consider learning it.
HTTP Status Codes Cheat Sheet
Technology
Stefan M.5 min readJan 13, 2023
HTTP Status Codes Cheat SheetStumbling across certain errors containing a number can happen while browsing the web. Those numbers are HTTP status codes, indicating the type of HTTP error the user faces. This post helps developers understand which HTTP codes are standard responses on which endpoint type.
How to Optimize Images for Web Without Losing Quality?
Technology
Max L.7 min readDec 16, 2022
How to Optimize Images for Web Without Losing Quality?Choosing the proper image format can significantly improve your website's performance and overall user experience. That's why it's important to understand image formats and how to use and optimize them to enhance your website performance.
Devōt Announced as One of Deloitte’s Technology Fast 50 Companies in CE 2022
Culture
Iva P.2 min readNov 30, 2022
Devōt Announced as One of Deloitte’s Technology Fast 50 Companies in CE 2022Deloitte has been ranking tech companies in this prestigious regional competition for 23 years now, and we’re proud to announce that Devōt was ranked the #1 Croatian company in the software category and #19 in the overall ranking for 2022.
ADR - the Alternative to Mainstream Architectures
Technology
Manuela T.8 min readNov 11, 2022
ADR - the Alternative to Mainstream ArchitecturesADR is based upon existing concepts of MVC, so we cannot say it’s an entirely new architecture. But, we can take it up as an improvement in some aspects when compared to MVC. Learn the difference between MVC and ADR architecture, as well as the benefits of using ADR and when to use it.
Facilitation Is an Underrated Skill
Business & Life
Josip O.7 min readOct 14, 2022
Facilitation Is an Underrated SkillMeetings help people to share ideas, discuss and make decisions. However, we sometimes attend a meeting assuming each participant knows how to communicate. That’s when you need a facilitator to help you bring communication structure and reach the right decisions.
Things That Every Scrum Master Should Keep In Mind When Organizing a Retrospective
Business & Life
Angela M. 5 min readSep 9, 2022
Things That Every Scrum Master Should Keep In Mind When Organizing a RetrospectiveAccording to the Scrum framework, the Retrospective is the last event of every project. Retrospectives are crucial for every Scrum team because they allow the team to improve the project's performance. Holding retrospectives can be challenging, and these tips can help you to improve your role as a Scrum master.